Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| to the dentist / usually / I / go / once a year |
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| I / have to go / day in, day out / shopping |
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| My car / breaks down / several times a year |
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| win / always / Kevin / ? / Does |
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| every other day. / I travel a lot. I / need / some petrol |
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| They / never / can / listen |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| dresses / in blue / She / very often |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| often / Mike / for dinner / pizza / eats |
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| Something is the matter with me. I / usually / in the mornings. / am / very tired |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| she / me / Yesterday, / twice / phoned |
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| once a month / I / usually / to the hairdresser's / go |
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| often / How / you / do / to the disco? / go |
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| She / always / asking me questions / is |
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| some help with the homework / They / usually / need |
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| have / every other day / soup / We |
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| ? / to the gym / go / you / Do / every day |
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| rarely / will / help you / if you need it / Tom |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| She / rarely / when you talk to her / listens |
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| your car keys / find / never / can / You |
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| often / Do / you / feel tired? |
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| get up / at 8 a.m. / I / always |
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| I / hardly ever / eat / oranges |
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| what to say / know / I / never |
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| usually / Do / you / at home? / have lunch |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| often / John / is / late |
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| My parents / go on holiday / almost never |
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| always / in green? / Can / dress / I |
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| saw / I / five times / it |
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| to help me / very often / come / My parents |
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| go / to the gym / I / three times a week |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
